mineralocorticoid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mineralocorticoid (plural mineralocorticoids)
- (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.
- 2011, Christine A. Gleason, Sandra E. Juul, Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, page 1301:
- Severely undervirilized males may have normal mineralocorticoid activity; fully masculinized males may display salt loss.
Translations[edit]
type of steroid hormone
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